Automobile clothes hanger



Jan. 9, 1951 E. G. BRANT 2,537,507

AUTOMOBILE CLQTHES HANGER Filed May 6, 1948 Z'. 6%.Brami INVENTOR BY Y I I I ATT RNEYS.

Patented Jan. 9, i951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- AUTOMOBILE CLOTHES HANGER Elvin G. Brant, Cleveland, Ohio Application May c, 1948, Serial No. 25,419

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a clothes hanging device for use preferably in automobiles, the device being adapted for suspension from the upper edges of any of those windows of the vehicle that are capable of being raised and lowered.

It is an important object of the present invention to provide a device of the type stated that will be simple and attractive in design, will take up very little space, and will be adapted to support one or more garments or garment hangers.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a hanger as described that can be made from one piece of wire material or the like, and which, though simply constructed from one piece, nevertheless will embody means for supporting a plurality of garments, means for providing a wide bearing surface against the window, thus to provide a steadier support, and means for fitting the upper end of the device over the top edge of a window in a manner whereby the window will be capable of normal operation to close it with proper tightness.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clothes hanger constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation.

Figure 3 is a side elevation.

Referring to the drawings in detail the entire device is conveniently formed from a single length of wire material of suitable strength and of a quality permitting it to be bent to shape and to remain relatively rigid once bent. The device in its completed form embodies a middle or hanger portion 5, a lower ring 6, and an upper suspending means 1.

To form the device, I take a single length of wir material, and at one end, I turn the wire to form a lower ring generally designated 6. This ring, in the completed device, is adapted to lie fiat against the inner surface of an automobile window or the like, not shown. The ring provides a wide bearing surface at the lower end of the device, thus to steady the mounting of the device to the window. Additionally, the ring itself can serve as a means for suspending an item of wearing apparel, such as a tie. It will be understood,

in this connection, that although the ring 6 has been shown as circular in form, it could as well be square, the particular illustrated shape of the ring not being critical to the invention.

'As an initial step in forming the hanger, the other end of the length of wire material is formed into a ring similar to the ring 6. Then, I flatten the ring formed at the upper end, as readily seen from Figures 1 and 3. After this step, the ring is bent upon itself so that in the completed device, there is an arcuate inner portion 8 that engages the inner surface of the window, an arcuate outer portion 9, adapted to engage the outer surface of the window, and connecting portions ID, that extend between the ends of the portions 8 and 9, said middle connecting portions II! adapted to rest upon the top edge of the window. The inner and outer arcuate portions are spaced from and parallel to each other as best shown from Figure 1 and Figure 3 It is understood that the distance between the portions 8 and 9 is substantially equal to the thickness of the window, so that these portions engage the window snugly between them. Thus, the window can be raised to a fully closed position, since this construction, in cooperation with the flattened construction ofv the suspending means I considered as a whole, provides minimum interference to the closing of the window.

The hanger portion 5, as seen from Figure 2, extends downwardly from the center of the inner portion 8 of the suspending means. This hanger portion is bent to shape so as to provid a plurality of superposed and spaced apart clothes engaging hooks II, that extend outwardly from the device in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the window. Upstanding ends are formed on the hooks, to prevent accidental detachment of the garments or garment hangers of conventional construction, that would be suspended from the hooks. Each book is formed by bending the wire upon itself, as clearly shown in the drawings.

It will be understood that any number of hooks H can be used, three being illustrated in the present instance purely for the sake of providing an example.

In any event, the device is one which, by reason of the construction illustrated, may be suspended from any of the several windows of an automobile that are capable of being raised or lowered. To attach the device to a window, the window is lowered a suitable distance. Then, the upper suspending means i is fitted over the top edge of the window, and when so fitted, provides minimum obstruction to returning the Win.

dow to a fully closed position. This avoids the necessity of having to leave the window slightly open, thus to promote drafts through the vehicle otherwise to chill the interior of the vehicle.

When the window is raised to its fully closed position, the garment hanger will be clamped securely in place by the raising of the window. Garments are then suspended from the hooks II as desired. The weight of these garments,

hanging from the hooks, tends to force the lower end of the device toward the window, and thus it is seen that the garments themselves aid the steadiness of the mounting, since they tend to force the lower ring 6 against the window, the lower ring providing a wide bearing surface for this purpose.

Another important characteristic of the device, which can be readily noted by reference to Figure 3, is the fact that the hanger member proper, the inside portion 8 of the suspending means, and the ring 6, all have their window engaging surfaces in a common plane, with no projections extending from any of these parts of the device toward the window. As a result, the entire device is adapted to he completely flat against the window.

4 What is claimed is: A clothes hanger for automobiles comprising a single length of Wire material bent to shape so as to comprise integrally a middle portion proportioned to extend downwardly along and in contact with one face of an automobile window glass, said middle portion including a series of vertically spaced hooks extending laterally from and disposed in a plane perpendicular to said glass; and upper and bottom rings formed at opposite ends of said middle portion, the upper ring being folded upon itself to straddle the top edge of said glass and the bottom ring being disposed in a plane perpendicular to the plane of said hooks and being in contact throughout its circumference with said face of the glass. ELVIN G. BRANT.

REFERENCES CITED 'The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 791,107 Padden May 30, 1905 2,157,001 Morley May 2, 1939 2,346,276 Reittinger Apr. 11, 1944 

